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Demolished stairway

Abandoned ruins of the Máriacsalád Monastery, founded in 1512 by The Order of the Saint Paul the First Hermit (or simply Pauline Fathers). Pauline order was formed in 1250 by Blessed Özséb (Eusebius) of Esztergom and dissolved in 1786 by the Emperor Joseph II. Since 1809 the monastery was used as a military hospital. Máriacsalád is also famous for its system of huge underground tunnels which are several kilometres long, they have been established and used during the Turkish raids.

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Uploaded on November 2, 2008
Taken on November 1, 2008